For The Birds

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Second post today...

Another Birthday Card...Can you ever have enough of them? I think not...lol

I combined two challenges for this card. At My Craft Spot the challenge is "For The Birds" (Make a project and include a bird) and at CropStop, the challenge is "Rainbow of Colors" (Use 4 different colors and shades of the same color do not count).

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:
Cardstock: White, Light Yellow/Orange, Pink, Green and Patterned Paper
Studio G i-cling Stamps, Bird
StazOn Black Ink
Sugarloaf Whispers Strokes Markers
Nicole Ultra Fine Premium Glitter, Extra Fine Multi Diamond Dust
Fiskars 3 in 1 Corner Punch
CardzTV with Mary Clear Stamps Make A Wish, "Happy Bird-day!"
Black Pigment Ink
Queen and Co Pearls, Pearl 2 Small
Pink Ribbon
Mounting Tape
Black Sharpie

After I outlined the bird's body with the marker, I used a brush with water to "color" the inside of the body. After it was dry, I glittered the body and the tail. Using a Sharpie, I added the legs to the bird. I am happy the way it all came together. What do you think?

Today is a beautiful sunny (but cool) day here. I am going to try and get outside in my front garden and pull out the old sticks. It would be nice to see the daffs, hyacinths and crocus that are blooming without all the old dead stuff around them. Have a nice rest of the day...

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Cupcake-Shaped Birthday Card

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Celebrate The Occasion has a challenge to make a Birthday Shaped Card. I don't make too many shaped cards, but I thought this would be fun!

Finished Card: (at highest/widest points) 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:
Cardstock: Green, 2 Shades of Teal, Brown, Red and White
Cricut Cartridge Sweet Treats Cupcake 4, page 27 (Base, Shift, Layers Base, Layers Shift, Shadow Base and Cards Base)
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder D'Vine Swirls
Inkssentials Glossy Accents
CardzTV with Mary Clear Stamps Ticket Talk, "Happy Birthday"
StazOn Black Ink
Teal Pigment Ink
Mounting Tape

Here's another angle:

Hope you like this fun shaped card. Thanks for stopping by.

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Shamrocks and Green...It Must Be Near St Patty's Day

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I have been busy this week making St Patty's Day cards and Pots of Gold (I made those last year...click here to see) for Joe's Aunt Margie. Here are five of the cards that I made:

Card 1:

Inside:

Card 2:

Inside:

Card 3:

Inside: (you can see the window)

Card 4:

Inside:

Card 5:

All Finished Cards: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Card 1 Materials:
Cardstock: Green, Yellow and Patterned Paper
Cricut Cartridge Paper Doll Dress Up Leprechaun (Shamrock), page 40 (Accessories 3 Shift)
Cricut Design Studio (Welded 2 Shamrocks together to get a 4 leaf clover)
Fiskars 3 in 1 Corner Punch
"Bakers Twine" made from Aunt Lydias Crochet Thread and Spectrum Noir Green Marker (Please click here to see the tutorial from The Alley Way Stamps)
Studio G Clear Stamp "Friends are like a four-leaf clover hard to find, Lucky to have"
Green Pigment Ink
White Pigment Ink
Green Button
Mounting Tape

Card 2 Materials:
Cardstock: Olive Green, Bright Green and Patterned Paper
Martha Stewart Punch All Over the Page, Rose Window
Large Circle Punch
Studio G Clear Stamps " Luck of the Irish" and "Happy St Patty's Day"
Black Pigment Ink
St Patrick's Day Handmade Stickers (Walmart)
Mounting Tape

Card 3 Materials:
Cardstock: Hunter Green and White
Martha Stewart Punch All Over the Page, Scallop Square
Clear Plastic (for window opening)
EK Success Scallop Punch
Martha Stewart Punch All Over the Page, Rose Window (Inside Scallop Circle)
Studio G Clear Stamps "Happy St Patty's Day" and Shamrock
Green Pigment Ink
Versa Mark Watermark Stamp Pad
Queen and Co Rhinestones, Grass Green 3 Large
Mounting Tape

Card 4 Materials:
Cardstock: White and Three Shades of Green
Free Digital Image, Shamrock
Spectrum Noir Markers
Studio G Clear Stamps "Erin Go Brach" and "Happy St Patty's Day"
Black Pigment Ink
Queen and Co Pearls, Grass Green 6 Large
Mounting Tape

Card 5 Materials:
Cardstock: White, Two Shades of Green and Patterned Paper
Cricut Cartridge Spring Holiday Cards, Button 11 and 31
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder D'Vine Swirls
Nicole 500 Stickers St Patrick's Day, 4 Tiny Round Stickers
Queen and Co Rhinestones, Grass Green 1 Large

I would like to also share a card that my granddaughter (age 2), Gianna, and I made: (she placed all the stickers):

She had so much fun!

I am also going to enter Card 1 into two challenges: Fantabulous Cricut (Make a project with a Shamrock or the color Green) and Bitten By The Bug 2 (Shamrock and the color Green).

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"I Can't Contain My Happiness" Birthday Card

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Third post today...please scroll down and see the others also....


Birthday Cards...can't ever have enough of them, can you?

Birthday Sundaes has a challenge this week "Birthday Card with Sentiment!

It's a gate-fold card...(haven't made one of those in awhile...)

The inside:

I embossed the jar with clear embossing powder...(I hope you can see how shiny it is)...

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:
Cardstock: Yellow, White and Patterned Paper
Creative Hands Digital Image
Spectrum Noir Markers
CardzTV with Mary Clear Stamps Make A Wish, "Happy Birthday!"
Clear Embossing Powder
Black Pigment Ink
Mounting Tape

I think this is a fun and cheery card. Just looking at it, makes me smile...(and I can use that today). Hope you like it.

I would love to hear what you think...please leave a comment.

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Sympathy Card...Music

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Second post for today...

My son asked me to make a sympathy card for him. A friend of his at college passed away. He sang in choir with him, I believe. So he asked me to make it with a music theme. I think the card turned out the way he wanted....

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:
Cardstock: White, Black, Gray and Core'dinations Black/Gray
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Allegro
Sizzix Treble Clef
Inkadinkado Clear Stamps Expressions, "Thinking of You"
Black Pigment Ink

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"Spring Has Sprung" Daisy

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Spring has sprung over at The Paper Players and that's what this card reminds me of...Spring!  I love the simplicity of this card. What do you think?

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:
Cardstock: White, Yellow and Yellow/Orange
Free Digital Image from Birds Cards
Spectrum Noir Markers
Studio G Clear Stamps "Thanks"
Yellow/Orange Pigment Ink
Yellow/Gold Rhinestones, 2 Large

I have been playing around with the Spectrum Noir Markers (they are like Copics (alcohol based), but a little less expensive) and the Sugarloaf Whispers Strokes Markers (water-based) and just having a good time. It can become very addicting. I figure it's just another avenue for my creativity. There's always room to expand...right?

Yesterday I started to clean up a small area in front of my washer and dryer...well, that turned into all day! In fact, I still have things to sort through today...a lot of socks for one...hahaha (you know the ones I'm talking about, you do a load of wash and end up with a lonely sock, so you put it to the side hoping you'll find the mate...well, the lonely sock pile kept growing...and growing...and growing...I'm working on the white socks today...(I did the colored ones last night....still have some missing socks though. Maybe it's just time to throw them out!...oh, my son would be so proud (I hate throwing anything away))) Wish me luck!

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A Bunny "For You"

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There's been a lot going on around here for the last week or so. You knew that my youngest was in an accident (again, he was fine), but the Explorer was totaled. So we were starting to look around for a car for him and dealing with the insurance. Well, twelve days after Jeff's accident, my middle son's car just died. Not really wanting to put any money into a car that had over 170,000 miles on it, we were left with trying to find two cars. (Oh, the joy!) Thankfully to my husband and a lot of man hours, we now have two "new" cars...a 2008 Jeep Patriot for my youngest and a 2006 Nissan Altima for my middle son (...and two car payments for us...lol)

With all of that, not a whole lot of crafting going on around here. However, I was able to make one for The Paper Variety this morning. It's a "Tic Tac Toe" challenge. I picked "Create A Card",  "Use Two Border Punches" and "Spring Theme". Here is my card:

Finished Card: 4 3/4" x 6"

Materials:
Cardstock: White, Yellow and Green
Free Vintage Stamps, Digital Image, Rabbit
Spectrum Noir Markers
Recollections Border Punch Dotted Line
Martha Stewart Border Punch String Lace
EKS Scallop Circle Punch
Fiskars All Year Greeting Clear Stamps, "For You"
White Pigment Ink
Green Pigment Ink
Thin Green Ribbon
Mounting Tape

I mounted the "For You" Flower, the Bunny and the Lace border. (I think you can see the shadows from the layers). I really like the way it came out. What do you think?

Well, back to the craft room....thanks for stopping by.

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